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Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger began his career in vaudeville. He was half of a team called "Sanford and Bolger" and also did numerous Broadway shows on his own. He, like Gene Kelly, was a song-and-dance man as well as an actor. He was signed to a contract with MGM in 1936 and his first role was as himself in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). This was soon followed by a role opposite Eleanor Powell in Rosalie (1937). His first dancing and singing role was in Sweethearts (1938), where he did the "wooden shoes" number with red-headed soprano/actress Jeanette MacDonald. This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, that of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended. He went to RKO to make Four Jacks and a Jill (1942). After this, Bolger went to Broadway, where he received his greatest satisfaction. In 1953 he turned to television and got his own sitcom, Where's Raymond? (1953), later changed to "The Ray Bolger Show". After his series ended, Bolger made frequent guest appearances on TV and had some small roles in movies. In 1985 he co-hosted That's Dancing! (1985) with Liza Minnelli. Bolger died in 1987 at the age of 83. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the Mausoleum, Crypt F2, Block 35.

Personal information

Birthday

1904-01-10

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

8.0

Movie
Annie

Annie

1982

6.5

Movie
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

1938

4.8

Movie
April in Paris

April in Paris

1952

4.9

Movie
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1961

5.8

Movie
Back Stage Party

Back Stage Party

1961

7.0

Movie
poster

Baretta

1975

6.4

TV
poster

Battlestar Galactica

1978

7.1

TV
poster

Captains and the Kings

1976

8.3

TV
poster

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

7.0

TV
poster

Donny & Marie

1976

6.5

TV
poster

Fantasy Island

1978

6.4

TV
Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942

6.0

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz

Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz

1939

0.0

Movie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

0.0

Movie
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004

7.5

Movie
Just You and Me, Kid

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

5.5

Movie
poster

Little House on the Prairie

1974

8.0

TV
Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining

1949

5.7

Movie
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs

1949

5.0

Movie
poster

Nanny and the Professor

1970

5.6

TV
poster

Omnibus

1967

7.5

TV
Peter and the Magic Egg

Peter and the Magic Egg

1983

3.0

Movie
Rosalie

Rosalie

1937

5.5

Movie
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

6.1

Movie
Sunny

Sunny

1941

4.9

Movie
Sweethearts

Sweethearts

1938

5.5

Movie
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

7.0

Movie
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

7.2

Movie
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

6.9

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
The Dark Side of Oz

The Dark Side of Oz

1995

0.0

Movie
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

8.0

Movie
The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer

1966

4.8

Movie
poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

5.3

TV
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1976

5.5

Movie
poster

The George Gobel Show

1954

7.0

TV
The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

6.2

Movie
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

6.4

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
poster

The Judy Garland Show

1963

8.0

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Making of the Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wizard of Oz

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles

1979

6.8

Movie
The Whimsical World of Oz

The Whimsical World of Oz

1985

0.0

Movie
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

7.6

Movie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

8.3

Movie
Three on a Date

Three on a Date

1978

1.0

Movie
To Oz! The Making of a Classic

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

0.0

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Where's Charley?

Where's Charley?

1952

10.0

Movie
poster

Where's Raymond?

1953

7.0

TV